The latest Hyun-Jin Ryu MLB and fantasy baseball news

Fantasy Tip: Ryu's injury doesn't look to be serious. If he doesn't have anymore setbacks, he should be perfectly good to go for the start of the regular season. Ryu is an undervalued starting pitching commodity that posted an impressive 8.2 K/9 in 2014. He also pitches for one of the better National League teams and resides in an excellent pitcher's park.

Fantasy Tip: Ryu has been dealing with back problems for the last several days, but the injury does not appear to be serious. He can take things slowly during spring training to make sure he is ready for the season. Ryu could be an option in the later rounds of mixed league drafts this season.

Fantasy Tip: It looks like Ryu is dealing with a minor injury and should be fine in the near future. He is coming off a solid season in 2014 and could be a solid option in the later rounds of mixed league drafts this season.

Fantasy Tip: It's unclear how serious Ryu's injury is at this point. Keep an eye on his progress through the rest of the week. Ryu is an undervalued commodity that pitches in a nice pitcher's park. He posted an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.19 last year while raising his K/9 by a full strikeout to 8.2. He's a nice target in the later rounds of mixed drafts.

Los Angeles Dodgers SP Hyun-Jin Ryu (shoulder) returned to the United States earlier this year than last, and he worked extensively with the trainer Kim Young-Ill, of the LG Twins of the Korean Professional League. Ryu has already thrown more bullpen sessions this year than in his first two springs with the Dodgers in an attempt to avoid further shoulder problems and reach his stated goal of pitching 200 innings.

Fantasy Tip: His goal is attainable if Ryu's additional offseason work pays off. His MLB single regular-season high for innings pitched is 192, and his 10 postseason innings pushed him over 200. Ryu is a middle- to late-round selection who is slotted in the SP3 or SP4 range of fantasy baseball rotations.

Updating a previous report, if all goes well during Los Angeles Dodgers SP Hyun-Jin Ryu's (shoulder) bullpen session Sunday, Sept. 28, he will throw a simulated game next week prior to the beginning of the playoffs.